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Winter tourism to spread in border areas, off-beat destinations in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Encouraged by the healthy footfall of tourists during the current autumn season, the J&K administration has decided to open up inaccessible snow-bound areas...

Higher education in J&K to see global tie-ups

SRINAGAR: The J&K government has recently reconstituted the Higher Education Council by getting its members from reputed institutions to give a new direction to...

Govt takes measures to boost heli-tourism market in J&K

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, with the help of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, is trying to promote heli-tourism here. “The...

Autumn sees tourists visiting Kashmir in droves

Hoteliers and houseboat owners have seen 100% bookings in October.   SRINAGAR: According to stakeholders and the Kashmir Tourism Department, the current autumn season will prove...

Trucks halted, Kashmir’s apple industry faces huge losses

The Kashmir economy is heavily dependent on the horticulture sector, especially the apple industry.   SRINAGAR: Hundreds of fruit growers in Kashmir valley are angry with...

Kashmir set to revive its romance with Bollywood

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates a 520-seater multiplex theatre in Srinagar.   SRINAGAR: In the past few years, the J&K administration has taken film-friendly decisions to bring...

Tribals in focus as elections in J&K seem possible in near future

Many welfare schemes are being implemented in the tribal villages of Jammu and Kashmir.   SRINAGAR: The BJP has started working on the ground after the...

Azad’s political outreach in Jammu creates buzz about early elections

Azad has been holding public meets in the Jammu region, including in Doda, Bhaderwah and Udhampur districts.   SRINAGAR: After parting ways from Congress, former J&K...

J&K adopts uniform academic calendar with rest of the country

‘From this academic session, all important examinations for Classes 10 and 12 will be held in March’.   SRINAGAR: In the past few years, there has...

Azad’s exit from Congress will impact J&K politics

The impact would be seen on JKPCC and on Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.   Srinagar: The resignation of Azad from Congress is regarded as...

Azad won’t accept duties in revamped JKPCC

‘In the coming days, Azad is going to take a final call about his future in Jammu and Kashmir politics’.   Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and...

Politicians debate who initiated big ticket J&K projects

PDP, National Conference say that the BJP government is trying to take credit for projects initiated by them.   Srinagar: As the central government and J&K...

ED files supplementary charge-sheet against Farooq

Move triggers reactions from regional parties in J&K. Srinagar: Recently, the central government gave all indications that Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be...

Technical reasons may delay Assembly polls in J&K

‘It seems Assembly polls will have to wait for the winter months to pass, which means they may be held in April-May of 2023’.   SRINAGAR:...

J&K takes steps to give big boost to higher education

Officials have been told to make the education sector vibrant so that it addresses the needs of the time.   Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration...

Golf, global conferences J&K’s new tourism planks

A G20 meeting would be one of the major international events to be held in Kashmir and will bring fresh focus to its beauty...

Amid rising Covid cases, Amarnath Yatra begins under tight security

Srinagar: There has been rising Covid-19 cases in the Kashmir valley in the past one week, adding to the challenges of the ongoing Amarnath...

Amarnath Yatra security measures reworked after Intel inputs

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the J&K administration are in close touch for the security of Amarnath Yatra devotees after...

Government tries to promote high density plantation cover in J&K

Untimely snow and hailstorms have damaged mature trees, inflicting heavy losses to the horticulture sector.   SRINAGAR: As erratic weather conditions have played havoc with orchards...

Dry weather conditions compound J&K’s water crisis

High temperatures have led to water levels in rivers and streams across Jammu and Kashmir going down.   Srinagar: Unusual high temperatures with no wet weather...

J&K unveils novel plans to accommodate unprecedented tourist footfall

nooAs reported in the media, there has been an unprecedented footfall of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir this summer season and the government, along...

Will uniform academic calendar work in J&K?

‘Harsh winters and heavy snowfall cut off many areas and it would be impossible for students to join schools’.   Srinagar: Recently, Jammu and Kashmir Chief...

Forest fires causing huge damage to flora and fauna in Jammu

‘Due to official neglect, Jammu is not only losing green cover, but also its rich biodiversity’.   Srinagar: In the last few days, there have been...

Amid heatwave, Kashmir is tourists’ favourite destination

The government has already identified 75 new tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir.   Srinagar: In May, there is an unusual rush of tourists both by...

Delimitation panel’s final notice triggers political reactions

SRINAGAR: Barring the BJP, no political outfit in Jammu and Kashmir has welcomed the final notification issued by J&K Delimitation Commission on Thursday. It...

PAGD, Congress bid to stitch alliance to fight BJP in polls

‘Assembly polls will be held soon after the delimitation exercise is completed in J&K’.   Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti has been...

Amarnath yatra will see unprecedented security cover

The government has decided to get 300 additional companies of paramilitary forces to Kashmir.   Srinagar: As the government is expecting a record breaking Amarnath yatra...

Dry weather triggers scores of forest fires in J&K

There have been 200 forest fire incidents in the past three weeks.   New Delhi: There is an unprecedented threat to the forest cover of Jammu...

‘Sinkhole phenomenon’ may broaden, experts want South Kashmir mapped

Srinagar: The J&K administration may rope in some foreign agencies, along with their own scientists and experts from the National Institute of Technology (NIT)...

‘Kashmir witnessing record breaking tourist footfall’

Srinagar: Tourism officials monitoring tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley are confident that the current year will witness record breaking tourism. Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez...

Tulips in bloom, tourism booming in Kashmir valley

Srinagar: Spring splendour is a real treat for tourists who are coming in large numbers both by road and by air, and the stakeholders...

After win in states, BJP’s J&K unit wants early polls

‘Elections would be held as promised by Prime Minister Modi’.   Srinagar: Encouraged by the wins in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, the J&K BJP...

Centre to revive VDCs, J&K leaders question normalcy claims

‘It is alarming and has dangerous consequences for overall amity in the villages’.   Srinagar: After BJP leader from Jammu Sunil Sharma thanked Prime Minister Modi...

Nod to foreign investment policy in J&K

The government expects huge investments after recent MoUs inked with investment firms from Dubai.   Srinagar: Encouraged by the recent MoUs signed with some huge investment...

Snow-fed streams across Kashmir valley face extinction

This is due to extraction of sand and boulders from these streams. Snow fed streams across the Kashmir valley are facing the threat of extinction...

Delimitation panel’s draft proposal leads to political churn in J&K

Srinagar: The draft proposal shared with associate members by the delimitation commission has triggered a political churn, as regional parties like National Conference feel...

Azad loyalists want him to be CM face of Congress in J&K

Srinagar: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s loyalists are campaigning for him to be declared the Chief Minister face of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, as...

Rare exhibition of historic manuscripts, paintings

A repository of around 6,000 centuries-old rare manuscripts in 17 languages encompassing varied fields is available with J&K Administration. Srinagar: Kashmir has a rich heritage...

Jammu on boil amid the rise of Ikkjutt

Srinagar: The Jammu region is facing a political vacuum as BJP is coming under a lot of criticism and protests from the trading community,...

Army can use ‘strategic land’ in Gulmarg, Sonmarg

Srinagar: Waiting for years from the elected governments of Jammu and Kashmir to get the required sanction to use the land at Gulmarg and...

Police warning on Hyderpora probe criticism sparks outrage

Srinagar: Police top brass in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) head told media on Wednesday that they have concluded...

Delimitation draft triggers political turmoil in J&K

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) MPs from Kashmir recently participated in the meeting of delimitation commission in which a proposed draft was discussed by virtue...

Anger, resentment brewing in Ladakh over demands

Srinagar: Though an intense cold wave is keeping people of Ladakh inside their homes, recently they gave a general strike call jointly supported by...

Azad bid to resurrect his political career in J&K

Azad is focusing on the ‘helplessness of common people’ as they have no reach to the bureaucrats.   Srinagar: Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is on...

Politics may delay J&K delimitation process

Srinagar: While former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has directly blamed the Central government for trying to “engineer” demographic changes in the Assembly segments in...

Jammu becomes new political turf for BJP, opposition

The BJP has been in favour of giving statehood to Jammu and there are many takers of this move in the Jammu region.   Srinagar: The...

Centre’s mega push to transform lives of J&K tribals

Srinagar: The Union government has decided to transform the lives of tribal population in Jammu and Kashmir, by giving them smart schools, scholarships for...

Civilians’ bodies exhumed to douse locals’ anger

Srinagar: The J&K administration, along with police, have come under a barrage of criticism after the families of two civilians, including a doctor, demanded...

E-governance at panchayat level reviewed for second phase

Srinagar: In the second phase of providing internet connectivity in the rural areas and panchayats of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has decided to...

Pakistan’s no to Sharjah flight using its airspace hits J&K traders

Srinagar: There was a lot of hope generated by the J&K administration among the business community here that there would now be international flights...

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